One week after Dundee father's death, police return in hunt for good samaritans

Detectives investigating the death of 67 year old John Ogston  who was found injured in Mains Road, Dundee, about 11pm on New Year's Day returned to the scene last night – one week after the dad's death.

Detective Chief Inspector Iain Wales said :

"One week on from the death of John Ogston, officers returned to the scene.  They were there to speak to members of the public and motorists to ask if they have any information that could assist our enquiries.  We would like to hear from anyone who was in the area of Mains Road in Dundee between 10.55pm and 11.15pm on New Year’s Day.

"We are still looking to speak to a number of witnesses including the four men who came across Mr Ogston in the street.  Those men helped carry him into his home.  I would like to stress again that there is nothing to suggest that these men are involved in John’s death, and it appears they did their best to help but they may have seen the vehicle involved.

"The four men walked from the direction of Dens Road, uphill along Mains Road before turning left into Main Street just after 11pm. One of the men was wearing a distinctive top with a dark body and long white sleeves. It is important that these gentlemen come forward to assist our enquiries.

"I would also appeal to the driver of a taxi that drove up Mains Road from Dens Road to come forward. The driver would have seen John in the middle of the road being helped by a woman. I would again like to emphasise that this was prior to John being injured, and we believe the driver did stop and may have spoken to the couple. The taxi was a 5-passenger size taxi with a large passenger cabin.

"If anyone does have information that could help our investigation, please call 101 or speak with any police officer. Alternatively, information can be given anonymously through the charity Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111. Our reference is incident 0663 of 2nd January."